I would like to know what he means when he says he believes the Bible. Does he mean that it is the inspired infallible word of God and the rule for life and faith? Or does he mean he likes some to the ideas and other not so much? Does he mean that he understands that he is a sinner and his only hope of reconciliation with God is to unreservedly embrace Jesus as his Lord, trusting in Jesus’ death as an atonement for his,(Donald’s), guilt and His resurrection as a first fruit of the resurrection unto life. Does Trump mean that he finds the ethical standard of God’s law to be the most holy wise manner to govern society? Does he mean it is cool to have one on his shelf? It could mean so many things, I would like to know what he means.
Donald Trump said “I will stand up for Christians” he also said “I am a Presbyterian, I am one of you.”
That is more than any other politician running has ever said, and that is good enough for me.
Are you asking those same questions of Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio (once a Mormon), John Ellis Bush or any other candidate?
I know! I know! It means, "I'm running for the GOP nomination and will need a significant portion of the Evangelical vote, so maybe if I wave this Bible around for a bit, they'll think I'm one of them."
Like many mainstream Protestants, he doesn’t go into detail about what he believes. First of all, he says he believes in God and the Bible. I’m not electing a pastor of a church - if I was then I’d want to know all these Biblical positions. Other than the current president, and possibly BJ Clinton - most presidents have readily admitted that they had no where to turn except God and prayer once the pressures of the office overwhelmed them. I’m going to trust that he believes in God and the Bible - and I also noticed how much he cherishes the Bible given him by his mother. There is no religious litmus test to be a president - and that is spelled out in the Constitution.
I am a devout Evangelical and since his comments about taking ‘the lil wafers and wine’, I knew religion was not a very big part in his life. Many wealthy people are not, simply because they don’t feel they need anything from God.
But I still support Trump because I think he clearly understands the dangers America is in. I believe his love for America and Americans and his boldness and courage makes him the most likely candidate to turn things around.
Perhaps this journey he has undertaken will bring him closer to the Lord as he realizes this particular challenge is much bigger than he can conquer on his own. It was the non-believer Cyrus that the Lord used to allow Israel to go back to their homeland from captivity.